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Athletics
Carlos Gonzalez is League’s Most Valuable Player
The MVP honor is just one more to add to this Priory junior’s tennis credits.
Carlos is a serious tennis player who hopes to make the top 15 in the U.S. Tennis Association Northern California Section this season, which concludes at the end of June. At mid-May he ranked
19th. He is already an alternate player for the Northern California Junior Excellence tournament, an event usually restricted to the top 15 players.
This summer, Carlos will be honing his tennis skills at an invitational camp restricted mainly to the top 10 players in the various nations, states or sections.
Is there a pro career in his future?
“That’s a long ways off. Right now, I’m just thinking about college - I know I want to finish college first,” Carlos said.
Several colleges, including Northwestern University and Penn State, have already expressed interest. College recruiting rules prevent any direct offers until next fall, Carlos’ senior year. Carlos likes California and is hoping some in-state schools are also watching him play.
During the wait between events,
fellow track runners decorated Bernadette Austin’s legs with school spirit.
The circles on her knees are Panther paws.
Track and Field Is Taking Off
Twelve members of the Priory’s new High School Track and Field Team qualified for the PSAL
finals and they finished the competition with seven silver medals. In the 100-meter relay, Mike Bower, Rutt Pongsurapipat, Carl Spanoghe and
Pierre Corval finished a fraction of a second behind Sacred Heart. Kathy Alsop had a
personal record in shot put. Rutt received a second silver in high jump, beating his former
personal best by 5 inches with his 5-foot 3-inch jump. Athletes won firsts and broke personal
best records throughout the season. In the Middle School, nineteen students logged 11
firsts, 13 seconds and 10 third place finishes in various events at their only competition. Enthusiasm is high for this sport and both teams are looking forward to a successful
season in ‘99.
Olympic Notes
Seventh Grader Miranda Maas qualified for the Junior Olympics in diving this spring.